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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants with different weight change patterns

From: Early adulthood weight change, midlife “Life’s essential 8” health status and risk of cardiometabolic diseases: a chinese nationwide cohort study

Baseline characteristics

Weight change patterns from age 20 years to 40 years

Weight loss > 2.5 kg

Weight loss ≤ 2.5 kg or gain < 2.5 kg

Weight gain between ≥ 2.5 kg and < 5.0 kg

Weight gain between ≥ 5.0 kg and < 10.0 kg

Weight gain ≥ 10.0 kg

No. of participants (n (%))

4,782 (6.6)

16,537 (22.8)

7,499 (10.3)

20,297 (28.0)

23,495 (32.4)

Age (years)

56.5 ± 8.6

58.0 ± 9.1

56.8 ± 8.9

56.3 ± 8.8

53.9 ± 8.3

Female (n (%))

3,635 (76.0)

11,657 (70.5)

5,443 (72.6)

14,919 (73.5)

15,909 (67.7)

Weight at baseline (kg)

55.6 ± 9.3

58.2 ± 9.5

60.0 ± 9.2

63.0 ± 9.4

69.6 ± 10.5

Weight in age 20 years (kg)

60.2 ± 8.9

55.1 ± 8.4

53.4 ± 7.9

53.1 ± 7.9

52.6 ± 8.3

Weight in age 40 years (kg)

54.1 ± 8.4

55.5 ± 8.3

56.9 ± 7.9

59.4 ± 7.9

67.4 ± 9.9

BMI at baseline (kg)

22.2 ± 3.2

23.2 ± 3.1

23.9 ± 3.1

24.9 ± 3.1

26.7 ± 3.4

BMI in age 20 years (kg/m2)

24.1 ± 3.0

22.0 ± 2.8

21.2 ± 2.6

20.9 ± 2.6

20.2 ± 2.7

BMI in age 40 years (kg/m2)

21.6 ± 2.8

22.1 ± 2.8

22.6 ± 2.6

23.4 ± 2.6

25.9 ± 3.2

Highschool attendance (n (%))

1,654 (34.6)

5,856 (35.4)

2,586 (34.5)

7,999 (39.4)

10,397 (44.3)

CVD family history (n (%))

670 (14.0)

2,232 (13.5)

1,021 (13.6)

3,170 (15.6)

4,059 (17.3)

Diabetes family history (n (%))

589 (12.3)

2,090 (12.6)

1,021 (13.6)

3,161 (15.6)

4,691 (20.0)

Overall CVH score

66.7 ± 11.6

64.1 ± 12.0

63.2 ± 11.8

61.7 ± 11.9

58.6 ± 12.0

Overall CVH status (n (%))

High

600 (12.6)

1,647 (10.0)

602 (8.0)

1,374 (6.8)

1,009 (4.3)

Moderate

3,801 (79.5)

12,898 (78.0)

5,889 (78.5)

15,638 (77.1)

17,031 (72.5)

Low

381 (8.0)

1,992 (12.0)

1,008 (13.4)

3,285 (16.2)

5,455 (23.2)

Never smoking (n (%))

3,828 (80.1)

12,909 (78.1)

6,014 (80.2)

16,396 (80.8)

17,867 (76.1)

Ideal physical activity (n (%))

1,213 (25.4)

3,972 (24.0)

1,678 (22.4)

4,402 (21.7)

5,390 (22.9)

Ideal diet (n (%))

1,423 (29.8)

4,844 (29.3)

2,217 (29.6)

6,081 (30.0)

7,264 (30.9)

Ideal sleep health (n (%))

3,773 (78.9)

12,147 (79.5)

5,963 (79.5)

16,182 (79.7)

18,401 (78.3)

Ideal body weight (n (%))

3,099 (64.8)

8,462 (51.2)

3,035 (40.5)

5,636 (27.8)

2,698 (11.5)

Ideal blood pressure (n (%))

1,887 (39.5)

5,379 (32.5)

2,212 (29.5)

5,494 (27.1)

5,458 (23.2)

Ideal blood lipids (n (%))

2,492 (52.1)

7,666 (46.4)

3,346 (44.6)

8,488 (41.8)

9,130 (38.9)

Ideal blood glucose (n (%))

1,308 (27.4)

3,758 (22.7)

1,633 (21.8)

4,010 (19.8)

3,964 (16.9)

  1. Continuous variables were shown by means ± standard deviation. Categorical variables were shown by number (percent). Definitions of cardiovascular health status, CVH score and ideal cardiovascular health metrics were consistent with “Life’s Essential 8”. CVH, cardiovascular health